Tag Archives: Michel de Certeau

Article: Reading Ruusbroec in Argentina: Darkness, Loss and the Common Life, by Douglas E. Christie

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Jonas

After Douglas Christie visited La Perla, a site in Argentina infamous for its role as a place of torture and death during that country’s “Dirty War”, he turned to the writings of  Jan van Ruusbroec and Michel de Certeau to help … Continue reading →

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Essay: Theorizing Christian Spirituality: The Sacred, Identity & Everyday Practices, by Philip Sheldrake

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Jonas

Philip Sheldrake’s essay appears in Sacrality and Materiality: Locating Intersections (2016, pp. 27-40). Here is Philip’s opening paragraph: My fundamental contention is that Christian spirituality cannot transcend the realm of materiality or escape the limitations of historical context. However, the way “spirituality” … Continue reading →

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Article: The Future of Past Spiritual Traditions, by BernardMcGinn

Posted on May 2, 2015 by Jonas

In the lead article of the current issue of Spiritus (v.15, n. 1,Spring 2015), Bernard McGinn takes a step back from his usual explanation of the value of mysticism and spirituality to come up with a more detailed examination, one that would … Continue reading →

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Paper: Theorizing Christian Spirituality: The Sacred, Identity & Everyday Practices

Posted on March 22, 2014 by Jonas

In January, Philip Sheldrake gave the keynote address “Theorizing Christian Spirituality: The Sacred, Identity & Everyday Practices” at a spirituality conference titled “Sacrality & Materiality: Locating Intersections” organized by the Faculty of Theology, University of Zurich. A copy is available … Continue reading →

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